ENGINEERINGNET.EU - DNV KEMA Energy & Sustainability will assist SINAEES/SENAI, the Brazilian association of electrical and electronic industry and the national service for industry, with the design and development of a new high-voltage and high-power laboratory complex.
The laboratories are expected to be operational in 2015 and will be located in the city of Itajubá, Minas Gerais.
The escalating demand for electricity to serve the country's rapid economic growth necessitates modern facilities that can test and certify electrical apparatus destined for regional power grids.
”With the creation of the laboratory, we expect to provide better services for the electric industry, contributing to its empowerment and also to the sustainable development of the country,” Lúcio Sampaio, director of SENAI said.
DNV KEMA has 75 years of experience in testing power equipment and designing high-power and high-voltage laboratories. Paul Leufkens, general manager of KEMA-Powertest, LLC in the United States: "Our independent High-Power and High-Voltage Laboratories in the Netherlands and United States are recognized as world-leading testing facilities."
BACKGROUND
DNV KEMA Energy & Sustainability has more than 2,300 experts in over 30 countries around the world, and is specialized in business & technical consultancy, testing, inspections & certification, risk management, and verification.
The company is part of DNV, a global provider of services for managing risk with more than 10,000 employees in over 100 countries.
